Sumikshya (18) is a member of a poor family of seven, where her siblings are married and her parents both live in India. Thanks to her grandparents’ care, she is not alone in Nepal. Despite their old age and financial problems, they were still able to provide for her basic needs. But Sumikshya cannot stand just sitting around and letting her grandparents do all the work. She attempted to help their household finances by doing manual labor in their village when there are available jobs. When there aren’t any available, Sumikshya frequently grew dissatisfied in seeing her and her grandparents’ necessities unmet.
Yearning for a better life kept her unhappy, and she is not to blame when she does not even have enough money to survive. She once confided in her friend and she felt heard. Not only did she feel this, but she also felt hope talking to her. Marriage is one of the ways Nepali women move up in life, and Sumikshya is desperate. Her friend convinced her to travel to India to marry a man of a better social class under one condition: she must keep it a secret from her family.
Sumikshya went without informing anyone of her blood. To her, this was the only way to acquire a better life and support her grandparents even from afar. Her friend accompanied her and as they approached the border, the pair was intercepted by our staff. The pair revealed insufficient travel documents, and Sumikshya’s brother was immediately contacted.
She was then given an extensive education about the dangers of human trafficking before reuniting with her family the following day.
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